Reunion Week at Clear Fork Aims for Old Band Members
You needn't expect help from Uncle Rounder next week as I attend the reunion on the Clear Fork to meet surviving members of the original organization. Capt Gay Col Finlay Squire Starrett Dr Price—among others—are gone, while Capt F Herron may be missed. Aunt Mollie Bailey and her trained animals may attend. her show has entertained Graham audiences and is considered clean and crowd pleasing. The reunion site on the Coolest Northwest ground offers relief from heat, and many old friends hope to be there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rounder
Clear Fork
Gay
Col. Finlay
Squire Starrett
Dr. Price
F. Herron
Mollie Bailey
Graham
Quit Grumbling: Look Around and See Prosperity
A local editor laments constant grumbling and pessimism in town. A stranger praised visible signs of prosperity, urging residents to investigate the country and avoid doom-saying. The piece notes farmers and merchants feel success, while some drygoods workers monopolize the tale of woe.
The Loyalty of Robert E. Lee Editorial
An Outlook July 1 editorial argues two forms of patriotism in the Civil War era were both true, one state and one national, citing Robert E. Lee and Confederate soldiers as patriots who loved both the nation and their homes.
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Robert E. Lewis
Lee
Confederacy
Echoes of the shell game at Howe show linger
The Bridgeport Index notes lingering echoes of a shell game amid the Howe show crowd. It laments gambling, saying experience teaches little and players seek gains for nothing while the winner stays quiet. References to Jack and Young hills parallel the critique.
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Bridgeport
Jack
Young
Brother Proctor
Sunday Excursion Boisterous Crowd From Several Counties
Bridgeport Index laments a Fort Worth Sunday excursion that attracted a large crowd from Young and Jack counties and Wise County. On return, drunken, boisterous behavior plagued the smoking car, though many travelers from Graham and elsewhere had innocent purposes. The piece questions why enforcement failed and urges abolition of such excursions.
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Fort Worth
Young
Jack Counties
Wise
Bridgeport Index
Graham
Union Civil Conflict Delays Foreman Return to Work
A foreman ousted by bookbinders to save government funds was discharged from government service. The President later reinstated him after review, but the union refuses to work with him and threatens a mass walkout upon his return. The episode could tempt Congress members seeking to advocate for constituents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Ballard's Snow Liniment Earns Strong Endorsement
Rev W L Riley of Cuba New York reports fifteen days of excruciating sciatic rheumatism relief after using Ballard's Snow Liniment. He says the first application gave relief and the second brought complete relief, recommending it unreservedly. Available for 25 cents and $1.00 at Graham Drug Co.
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W. L. Riley
Cuba
New York
Ballard
Graham Drug Co
President Roosevelts Summer Social Calls at Oyster Bay
All visitors to Oyster Bay during the summer are described as making only social calls, with the President reportedly doing no work while the season continues.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Electric Bitters Promised To Prevent Suicide
A sensational notice announces a preventive for death by own action. It claims despondency precedes self harm and touts Electric Bitters as a tonic that strengthens nerves and builds the system while regulating stomach liver and kidneys. Sold by Edgar Matthews Druggist for 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Matthews
Milwaukee horse show warns women riders against straddling mounts
Public notice from Wisconsin officials cautions women contestants at the Milwaukee horse show that straddling mounts will result in prize denial. The remark reflects ongoing debate over women’s emancipation in this progressive era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Cure A Cold In One Day Pill Ad
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cure for a cold in one day. It notes a money‑back guarantee if it fails and states E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box with a price of 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Texas Farmers Turn To Alfalfa After Cotton Loss
Texas farmers, previously devoted to cotton, shift to alfalfa cultivation after boll weevil damage. They report profits at least four times higher than their cotton earnings, signaling a major crop shift with potential regional impact.
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Texas
Dr King’s New Discovery Restores Health in DuPont
J F Hughes of DuPont Ga described a long fight with a lung infection. After trying Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption he recovered quickly and was soon on his feet. The remedy claims to conquer coughs colds throat and lung troubles and is guaranteed by Edgar Matthews Drug Store with trial bottles free.
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J. F. Hughes
DuPont
Tand
Dr. King
Edgar Matthews Drug Store
You Know What You are Taking When You Take Groves Chill Tonic
An advertisement proclaims the tonic’s formula is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form with a no cure no pay offer and a price of five tenths of a dollar.
Anarchist Immigration Law Takes Effect July One
The new law bars immigration of anarchists effective July 1 but lacks provisions to strip those already in the United States, leaving current residents possibly unaffected by new restrictions.
Roosevelt targets business methods for government printing
President Roosevelt is urged to implement business-like practices at the Government Printing Office. The call favors introducing type-setting machines to improve efficiency and accuracy in government communications.
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Roosevelt
Ostrich Hiding Tactic in Postal Inquiry Injunction
The text hints at secrecy around a strict injunction on publicity for postal investigations yet claims it has prevented further "hot air" dissertations from the department head. It also advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and notes postoffice officials fearing press exposure of private lives.
Cholera Morbus Prevented by Stomach and Liver Tablets
Mrs. Mollie Allen of South Fork Kentucky says Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets prevent attacks of cholera morbus by aiding digestion and cleansing the stomach. The tablets ward off the approaching attack and may prevent bilious colic as well. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Graham Drug Co
Mollie Allen
South Fork
California strikes oil: a rare valuable find
California has struck oil, the only valuable deposit not previously discovered in the state. The remark frames this find as a notable, almost unique, geographic resource milestone for California.
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California
Golden State
Boy Cured of Colic After Doctor Failed
F L Wilkins of Shell Lake Wisconsin recounts a four year old with colic and cramps worsened after morphine injection. After giving Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, the child slept within thirty minutes and recovered. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
F. L. Wilkins
Shell Lake
Wis
Wilkins
Shell Lake Lumber Co
Graham Drug Co
Rumor of U S Troop Landing in Colombia
Rumors spread that the United States may land troops in Colombia to preserve order and protect the Panama railway. The claim suggests troops will not withdraw but will effectively seize territory Colombia has refused to lease by treaty.
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United States
Colombia
Panama
Dysentery Cured Without the Aid of a Doctor
Mr T A Pinner of Drummond Tennessee, a well known merchant, says he was cured from a hard spell of the flux with one small bottle of Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and needed no doctor. He calls it the best cholera medicine for bowel complaints in children or adults. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
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T. A. Pinner
Drummond
Tenn
Graham Drug Co
Wichita Wheat Crop Purchases Break Record
The Wichita Times notes 325 binders sold by three implement firms this year, the most ever for a pre harvest season, plus about 20 complete thresher outfits. Binders averaged 135 dollars each for a total around 51 725 dollars, threshers about 2 500 dollars each with at least twenty sold, signaling a substantial outlay for farm machinery. The reporter could not obtain twine usage figures for the 1903 wheat and oat harvest.
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Wichita
Wichita Alls Times
Vision care notice from a Graham jeweler optician
A Graham Texas jeweler and optician urges readers to seek thorough examination and precise prescription to protect sight. The message stresses the danger of delay and promotes strong lens solutions as potentially preserving vision for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Hilburn
Graham
Texas
When Dr Leonard Wood becomes head of the army
The remark notes that upon Leonard Wood assuming army leadership the enemy would face iron pill prescriptions as a deterrent or symbolic measure. It presents a humorous or cryptic warning about military health measures.
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Leonard Wood
Not Over-Wise Allegory Warns Against False Prepping
An old allegorical picture shows a girl frightened by a grasshopper while treading on a snake. The parallel warns of a man who spends heavily on a cyclone cellar yet neglects to provide Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for his family. The remedy is portrayed as the prompt reliable medicine for those diseases.
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Graham Drug Co
Rock Island Offers California Round Trip Tickets
Rock Island System advertises 345.00 round trip to California with August 14 exclusive, via Denver Rockies return through Los Angeles and El Paso. Liberal stopovers, low Colorado rates, through sleeper Houston to Fort Worth to Chicago, daily 11:30 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. W H Fisk, General Passenger Agent.
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California
Rock Island
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Los Angeles
el Paso
Colorado
Houston
Fort Worth
Chicago
W.H. Fisth
Dr King's New Discovery in a 19th century ad note
Mrs Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana recounts sleeping trouble and coughing fits. She claims three bottles of Dr King s New Discovery cured her consumption and helped her gain 58 pounds. Ad promotes cures for coughs colds influenza bronchitis and throat lung troubles with trial bottles at Edgar Matthews drug store. Domestic policy engages the old statesman.
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Chas. Applegate
Alexandria
Ind
Dr. King
Edgar Matthews Drug Store
Noted Respect for Working Negroes in the South
A statement asserts that no black person has ever been lynched in the South merely for seeking work and that the working black individual is seen as respected, protected, and encouraged in all respects.
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South
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